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Pilot of small aircraft on approach for landing at uncontrolled airport complains of helicopter takeoff and departure from nearby heliport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 196227 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : i77 |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 196227 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 250 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
While on final approach, visual, MEL flight test, simulated engine out. Unicom radio call was heard 'helicopter lifting off gallenstein wbound.' excited voice of pilot. Helicopter was already airborne almost underneath us on 1 mi final runway 24 at I77. Helicopter then followed over airport to southeast in violation of procedures established by local FSDO. FSDO and FAA glr permitted establishment of this commercial heliport without proper circularization and in disregard of airport pilot's concern. Procedures were established by FSDO and had been well followed with wbound departures on a limited basis. Recently, operations increased, many different pilots and helicopters departing sbound over apt with apparent disregard for unicom announced final approach IFR and VFR traffic. Potential for collision and distraction of both pilots increasing -- heliport-commercial, too close (1 mi) approach end runway 24 at blue ash airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ON APCH FOR LNDG AT UNCTLED ARPT COMPLAINS OF HELI TKOF AND DEP FROM NEARBY HELIPORT.
Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH, VISUAL, MEL FLT TEST, SIMULATED ENG OUT. UNICOM RADIO CALL WAS HEARD 'HELI LIFTING OFF GALLENSTEIN WBOUND.' EXCITED VOICE OF PLT. HELI WAS ALREADY AIRBORNE ALMOST UNDERNEATH US ON 1 MI FINAL RWY 24 AT I77. HELI THEN FOLLOWED OVER ARPT TO SE IN VIOLATION OF PROCS ESTABLISHED BY LCL FSDO. FSDO AND FAA GLR PERMITTED ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS COMMERCIAL HELIPORT WITHOUT PROPER CIRCULARIZATION AND IN DISREGARD OF ARPT PLT'S CONCERN. PROCS WERE ESTABLISHED BY FSDO AND HAD BEEN WELL FOLLOWED WITH WBOUND DEPS ON A LIMITED BASIS. RECENTLY, OPS INCREASED, MANY DIFFERENT PLTS AND HELIS DEPARTING SBOUND OVER APT WITH APPARENT DISREGARD FOR UNICOM ANNOUNCED FINAL APCH IFR AND VFR TFC. POTENTIAL FOR COLLISION AND DISTR OF BOTH PLTS INCREASING -- HELIPORT-COMMERCIAL, TOO CLOSE (1 MI) APCH END RWY 24 AT BLUE ASH ARPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.